Freeman News

Steve Gleason (MBA '11), the former New Orleans Saint who has turned his battle against ALS into a national campaign to promote treatment of the disease, was featured in the New York Times on Jan. 2. Freeman alumnus Steve Gleason (MBA…

From The Advocate, Dec. 19, 2015:The Advocate interviewed Eric Smith, associate director of the Tulane Energy Institute, for a story on the outlook for Louisiana energy service companies in 2016.Smith said the Louisiana energy sector’s…

A new study ranks Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business No. 1 in the world in managerial-experimental accounting. The study, which is based on  number of faculty citations in respected accounting journals, also rates…

Knud Berthelsen (MBA ’09), adjunct lecturer in management, was invited to the White House in November to attend a briefing on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and The President’s Trade Agenda. Knud Berthelsen, right, was one of…

A team from the A. B. Freeman School of Business has been selected to advance to the finals of the PwC Challenge Case Competition. As one of four national finalists, the Freeman School's team — Neil Barot, Michael Kreisman, Andrew…

In the last several years, specialization has become the new mantra at business schools, with students pursuing increasingly narrow tracks of study in hopes of gaining an advantage in the job market. Jennifer Merluzzi says elite MBA…

Applications are now open for the 2016 Tulane Business Model Competition, which will award over $40,000 in cash prizes to college entrepreneurs with promising startup ventures. The 2016 Tulane Business Model Competition will award…

The Baltic Management Institute (BMI) International EMBA class XVII, with executives from leading Baltic, Nordic and global companies, begins studies this week in Vilnius, Lithuania, under some of the world's best management educators…

Freeman School senior Ethan Levy (BSM '16) first thought of the idea for his startup enterprise FailUp as a first-year student. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)Most organizations make a point to choose positive, affirming words for…

Alumni and professionals from companies including Moody’s Investor Services, EY, J.P. Morgan, Barclay’s and Deutsche Bank hosted a group of Chinese students at a special networking reception in New York on Saturday night (Nov. 7).…

When Peter Ricchiuti speaks at conventions and corporate meetings, event organizers bill him as “the financial professor you wish you’d had in college.” Peter Ricchiuti took alumni and parents on a whirlwind and lighthearted…

Dean Ira Solomon is pleased to announce the following appointments to the faculty of the A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University. Assistant Professor of Accounting Hila Fogel-Yaari joins the Freeman…

Tulane University will host its massive 2015 Homecoming/Reunion/Family Weekend on Nov. 6-8, and as part of those festivities, the A. B. Freeman School of Business has a number of exciting activities planned especially for business…

Lorna Donatone (BSM ’80), CEO of Schools Worldwide for Sodexo, has been tapped to head up Sodexo North America. As region chair of North America, Donatone will assume the duties currently held by Sodexo North America President and CEO…

AACSB International, the global accrediting body and membership association for business schools, has named Tulane University business alumnus Bill Goldring (BBA ’64), chairman of the Sazerac Co. and Crescent Crown Distributing Co., as…

Many people tend to think of email as an indispensable tool for organizations to communicate, collaborate and innovate, but not Adam Bryant. New York Times "Corner Office" columnist Adam Bryant said the first step in fostering…

With technology and shifting demographics changing the way companies do business, what can executives do to ensure that their organizations stay on top? Warner L. ThomasThomas L. RyanFor its 36th annual program, the Tulane Business…

In the 10 years since Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has staged a remarkable economic comeback, adding thousands of jobs, attracting billions of dollars in investment and topping a host of “best-of” lists — everything from top cities…

Four alumni of Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business are among the honorees in the 2015 DiversityMBA Magazine Top 100 Under 50. The list, compiled by DiversityMBA Magazine, recognizes exceptional minority and…

Tulane University School of Medicine has opened up a new front in the battle against obesity and diet-related disease: the kitchen. The Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine is a groundbreaking program of the medical school that…

In a classroom on the campus of historic business school ESCP Europe in Paris, adjunct lecturer Alain Dumont leads a discussion with Executive MBA students from the A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University. (Photo by Caryn…

Lei LaiAssistant Professor of Management Lei Lai has been named a recipient of the 2015 Most Influential Article Award from the Conflict Management Division of the Academy of Management. The award will be presented at the Academy of…

Kelsey Chan-Chin graduated from Tulane University in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in public health and a deep desire to help people eat healthier. Master of Management students visited the headquarters of Shanghai Baosteel Group Corp…

Two teams led by current Tulane students or graduates were among the winners of the Neuro Startup Challenge, an international competition designed to bring National Institutes of Health medical inventions to market. Tulane-based…

With four students in the top 100, Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business placed seventh overall in Institution Investor’s third-annual All-America Student Analyst Competition. Results of the contest, which this year…